Logies 2019: Heidi Latcham opens up about new radio gig and plans to ditch her signature blonde hair

By 9Honey Celebrity| 3 months ago

Heidi Latcham isn't a stranger to the entertainment industry, but being a participant on Married at First Sight introduced her to a whole new world, especially because the entire time the show was airing, she was working in breakfast radio.

"It was amazing but difficult because I couldn't say anything," she tells 9Honey. "It was nice after the show finished to be able to talk about myself in present-tense instead of living in the past. I felt free."

Heidi moved to 919 Sea FM on the Sunshine Coast early in 2019, and says she was thrilled to be able to continue her work from her hometown.

"I'd been in radio for years starting in 2003, and then I left for a few years to work in the beauty industry, and returned to radio in 2016," she says.

"Whenever I put on anything of hers I feel beautiful and comfortable and that's the biggest thing for me, feeling comfortable," she says.

Heidi says she's growing her hair out, no longer happy to dye it blonde, a process she began while filming the show, and taming her wild locks will be the biggest challenge ahead of the Logies.

"I just don't want to have blonde hair anymore," she says. "I don't want it to be dyed anymore. It's too hard on my hair."

Heidi and Mike at their final vows. (Nine)

Heidi says she's excited the show has been nominated.

"I think it's great," she says. "I tried to be as authentic as possible on the show and it's great that our lives have been given a nomination."

While Heidi and Mike — her husband on the social experiment — didn't find love, she is glad she did it.

"I learned so many lessons but the big one was to trust your instincts, no matter what," she says. "Even if people are saying you are crazy or ridiculous or silly or that it's not true. Just because you want something to be a certain way, that doesn't mean it is."

Heidi is looking forward to travelling to the Gold Coast for the ceremony.

"It is amazing there -- amazing food and great cafes and great people," she says.